Soldotna Chamber honors Students of the Month & calls for scholarship applicants

Soldotna Chamber honors Students of the Month & calls for scholarship applicants

For many years Bob Sizemore has sponsored the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce student of the month lunches, giving educators an opportunity to honor hard working… Continue reading

Soldotna Chamber honors Students of the Month & calls for scholarship applicants
Top 12 selected in the 25th Annual "Caring For the Kenai" environmental program

Top 12 selected in the 25th Annual “Caring For the Kenai” environmental program

With high schools from Homer to Seward participating in this year’s Caring for the Kenai (CFK) environmental and disaster preparedness contest, a panel of eight… Continue reading

Top 12 selected in the 25th Annual "Caring For the Kenai" environmental program
Jack White Real Estate opens at the "Y" in Soldotna

Jack White Real Estate opens at the “Y” in Soldotna

Prior to Alaska becoming the 49th State in the Union there was a Jack White Real Estate. In 1953 Jack White and his wife Willie… Continue reading

Jack White Real Estate opens at the "Y" in Soldotna
Soldotna Hardware & Fishing awards winners of Annual Ice Fishing Derby

Soldotna Hardware & Fishing awards winners of Annual Ice Fishing Derby

The snow may have been light and the temperatures warm in the month of February, but the ice fishing was the hottest ever in the… Continue reading

Soldotna Hardware & Fishing awards winners of Annual Ice Fishing Derby
Celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday in the digital age

Celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday in the digital age

Making reading and books fun to a digital generation is a challenge that Redoubt Elementary School and the nationwide Read Across America program do every… Continue reading

Celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday in the digital age
Connecting your car with the pros at Auto Knechtion

Connecting your car with the pros at Auto Knechtion

AK may mean Alaska to the post office but to anyone in need of auto repairs or maintenance on the Peninsula it means Auto Knechtion… Continue reading

Connecting your car with the pros at Auto Knechtion
Gotta' have sweet dreams come true at iconic Kenai location

Gotta’ have sweet dreams come true at iconic Kenai location

With the help of 4-year-old Isabella Havrilla of Soldotna, Kenai Mayor Pat Porter cut the ribbon to officially open Bobbi and Steve England’s new “Gotta’… Continue reading

Gotta' have sweet dreams come true at iconic Kenai location
Texan takes two at Taste of the Kenai

Texan takes two at Taste of the Kenai

The Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council (KPTMC) held its 5th Annual Taste of the Kenai Food and Spirit Tasting Event Saturday, February 28th at the… Continue reading

Texan takes two at Taste of the Kenai
Extreme XC skier Aurora Agee of Soldotna finishes 2nd at Susitna 100 mile

Extreme XC skier Aurora Agee of Soldotna finishes 2nd at Susitna 100 mile

Even with the lack of snow in Alaska this year the Susitna 100 mile challenge for XC skiers, bikers & hikers was completed. For the… Continue reading

Extreme XC skier Aurora Agee of Soldotna finishes 2nd at Susitna 100 mile
"Walkin' the Dog" at new Blue Moose Doggie Day Care Bed & Biscuit

“Walkin’ the Dog” at new Blue Moose Doggie Day Care Bed & Biscuit

Ellen & Mike Adlam opened the Blue Moose Lakeside Lodge many years ago and as their interests in health care and canines evolved they opened… Continue reading

"Walkin' the Dog" at new Blue Moose Doggie Day Care Bed & Biscuit
Kenai's Annika Oren chosen as Alaska's Youth of the Year

Kenai’s Annika Oren chosen as Alaska’s Youth of the Year

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula was the host this year for the annual statewide Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of… Continue reading

Kenai's Annika Oren chosen as Alaska's Youth of the Year
PCHS earns national award for being a Patient Centered Medical Home

PCHS earns national award for being a Patient Centered Medical Home

While updating the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce last week on Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS), CEO Monica Adams announced a recognition that they have been… Continue reading

PCHS earns national award for being a Patient Centered Medical Home
Annual Hospice Wine tasting event sets new records

Annual Hospice Wine tasting event sets new records

Cupid had his bow aimed at a lot of big hearts this year as it just happened that St. Valentine’s Day, February 14th fell on… Continue reading

Annual Hospice Wine tasting event sets new records
Giana opens new Enchanted Crystals & Antiques at Red Diamond Center

Giana opens new Enchanted Crystals & Antiques at Red Diamond Center

Reminiscent of the quaint antique shops of Europe and New England Alaskan collectors now have a new antiquing experience awaiting them at Giana Pitsilionis’s Enchanted… Continue reading

Giana opens new Enchanted Crystals & Antiques at Red Diamond Center
24th Career Day at KPC's Kenai River Campus offers in depth look at work

24th Career Day at KPC’s Kenai River Campus offers in depth look at work

As the first month of the New Year was passing away KPC’s Kenai River Campus held their 24th Career Day specifically designed to provide attendees… Continue reading

24th Career Day at KPC's Kenai River Campus offers in depth look at work
Soldotna Chamber taps Tami Murray for executive director position

Soldotna Chamber taps Tami Murray for executive director position

Former event and visitor center coordinator for the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Tami Murray has moved into a new office, that of executive director for… Continue reading

Soldotna Chamber taps Tami Murray for executive director position
Good food to share, such as Dutch oven-baked brownies, adds to the ice fishing experience. (Photo by Dave Atcheson)

Tight Lines: Ice fishing can be cool winter fun

The water dripping off the eaves has thickened into crystal stalactites, and outside my window snowflakes swirl before settling into a fine dust on the… Continue reading

Good food to share, such as Dutch oven-baked brownies, adds to the ice fishing experience. (Photo by Dave Atcheson)
Dena'ina Heyi celebrates host culture

Dena’ina Heyi celebrates host culture

A winter celebration known in the Dena’ina language as a Heyi retuned to Kenai on the first Friday in February at the Kenai Visitor &… Continue reading

Dena'ina Heyi celebrates host culture
Oiler baseball supported by Saturday night Gusher

Dena’ina Heyi celebrates host culture

Following the Frozen River Festival many baseball fans went over to the Soldotna Regional Sports Center for a prime rib dinner at the Lucky 7… Continue reading

Oiler baseball supported by Saturday night Gusher
Frozen River Festival brings family fun in the season of little sun

Frozen River Festival brings family fun in the season of little sun

There were skeptics who wondered just how many people would turn out on cold blustery afternoon to taste a cold beer and play around outdoor… Continue reading

Frozen River Festival brings family fun in the season of little sun